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After annoying the Maori by using names from their culture, LEGO sets it's sights on the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. Bohrok is the name of a river and a wildlife research station in Indonesia. From (URL) LEUSER One of the largest (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
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(...) Maybe they are trying to avoid "hurting the feelings" of some tribe somewhere, but perhaps they should consider the hundreds of thousands of kids who will be disappointed that their favorate toy will be gone. (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Lego to stop production of some Bionicle
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(...) That link didn't work for me, and I'm not sure the following will work better, but it's worth a try: (URL) quotes: (...) ... (...) ... (...) Personally I don't see how names of objects (even if from different cultures) can be construed as (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
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(...) And rightly so. Shame on TLC for cowtowing to such complete and utter BS. God, how much longer will this total BS "PC" climate last????? *I* better end now before I say something I might regret:-/ -John (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
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This is EXACTALLY what I said would happen! ((URL) only thing left open by the article is if LEGO will continue the line with new names, but that's not very likely seeing as names in contention are main characters and all. I am so ticked off about (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| | Re: Bohrok Speculation
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(...) We'll need to wait for Tim to get us some better scans, but to me the feet don't look like the Toa feet at all...they look almost "built" (dare we hope for the integration of System pieces? Nah!). The storyline so far has different Rahi in (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Bohrok Speculation
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I don't think you're on to something, if you look closely, they have the same size feet as the Toa, that gives you the size perspective, they look smaller than the Toa actually, but wider. I believe that they are Rahi. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Bohrok Speculation
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The new Bohrok sets, as seen in Tim's scans at FBTB ((URL) reputed to be the "spiders" we have seen pre-production sketches of recently. Good, bad or Rahi...we don't know yet, but here's what I think I see: Exo-suits! Don't these look like armored (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Lego to stop production of some Bionicle
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Here's a link to the AP story: (URL) to see how exactly this affects the product line. Henry (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Scans posted
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(...) You are most likely correct. Time will tell... (25 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.aquazone)
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